2K Games has proudly proclaimed that its upcoming WWE 2K16 will feature its largest roster ever, with more than 120 unique playable characters. So far, we only know of six, but that looks to now be changing thanks to a leaked promotional image from GameStop Italy.
The leak comes via GameStop Italy's online magazine (via Shack News), which reveals the names of five previously-unconfirmed wrestlers for the game. Those five names are Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, The Rock, Triple H and NXT star Alexa Bliss.
Those five wrestlers look to be joining the seven previously-announced wrestlers, including cover star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. So far, it's an impressive lineup. This leak confirms a number of legends will be making their way to the game in the form of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, which should get wrestling fans excited.
Still, that only means we know about 12 of the game's 120-plus playable characters. Just in case you were wondering, those 120 characters will be shipping with the game, which means we can only assume even more wrestlers will make their way to WWE 2K16 via DLC.
It's a huge number to fill. Once 2K announces all the obvious candidates, there will still likely be dozens of additional wrestlers to fill out the roster. WWE 2K15 was criticized for its lack of features and playable wrestlers, but if the roster size of WWE 2K16 is any indication, it looks like developers Visual Concepts and Yuke's are learning from their mistakes.
You can check out a behind-the-scenes look at Finn Balor doing motion capture work for the game here. Expect more WWE 2K16 news soon.
WWE 2K16 releases for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on Oct. 27.
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